Madras Christian College follows its beginning to the General Assembly School established by Rev. John Anderson, a Missionary from the Church of Scotland, on April 3, 1837. The school had a humble starting with only 59 young men, and housed in a leased building in the Armenian road operating at a profit Town of Madras. And nowadays the Madras Christen College has approx 4500 students and more than 220 faculty members serving in 31 departments. Anderson was a pioneer in presenting English medium education in South India. He soon opened extension schools in the neighboring towns like Conjeevaram, Chingleput, Nellore, and different places in Madras like Triplicane. Anderson's partners Rev. Robert Johnston, Mrs. also Rev. John Braidwood, and changes over, for example, Rev. P Rajagopaul loaned a capable submit effectively running these schools. The Madras Christen College with the motivation of the affection for God, offers to individual of all communities education of the whole person which is congruous with God’s revelation in Christ of the true nature of humanity, and is appropriate to the needs of India and the world. It is matter of pride that the College is positioned among the Top Ten Liberal Arts and Science Colleges of India.